portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
group; bunch; crowd; group
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
voluntary; optional; free; elective
clear writing; specification
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
component; component stereo
complicated and mysterious
outside (the room, building); outdoors
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about